- Dan Bailey (American football)
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Dan Bailey No. 5 Dallas Cowboys Placekicker Personal information Date of birth: January 26, 1988 Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 197 lb (89 kg) Career information College: Oklahoma State Undrafted in 2011 Debuted in 2011 for the Dallas Cowboys Career history - Dallas Cowboys (2011–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Third rookie in NFL history to make 6 field goals in 1 game.
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2011 Field Goals Made 25 Field Goals Attempted 26 Field Goals % 96.2 Longest Field Goal 51 Stats at NFL.com Dan "Beetle" Bailey (born January 26, 1988) is an American football placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Oklahoma State and attended Southwest Covenant School in Yukon, Oklahoma.
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Early years
Grew up in Mustang, OK and attended Southwest Covenant School where he was an all-state and all-conference kicker and a first-team all-city punter (as selected by The Oklahoman). Had 51 touchbacks in 61 kickoffs as a senior. Holds high school's records for longest field goal (50 yards), most field goals in a season (seven) and career (14). He was also an individual state champion golfer.
College career
In 2010, Bailey made 24-of-28 field goals and 65-of-66 extra points. He won the Lou Groza Award for the nation's top kicker following the season.[1] He earned the Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year after the 2010 season.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Bailey was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft on July 25, 2011.[2]
In the Cowboys' Week 3 18–16 win over the Washington Redskins, he tied a rookie record by converting six field goals (accounting for all of Dallas' points). This was the first time since 2001 that the Cowboys won a game without scoring a touchdown and the sixth in club history.
Bailey became the third rookie in NFL history to make six field goals in a game. Garo Yepremian made six of eight Nov. 13, 1966, for the Detroit Lions, and Jeff Reed made all six Dec. 1, 2002, for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[3]
References
- ^ Ubben, David (December 9, 2010). "Dan Bailey wins the Lou Groza Award". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/23028/dan-bailey-wins-the-lou-groza-award. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4680721/cowboys-begin-the-free-agency-period
- ^ http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7025374/dallas-cowboys-rookie-kicker-dan-bailey-calmly-makes-history-six-field-goals
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